Wire connecter



S. N. JORDAN WIRE CONNECTER July 13, 1937.

Filed July 17. 1936 ?atented July 13, 19371 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE 2,087,194 y WIRECONNECTER Seth mm Jordan, Goodland, nails. Ap ucsuon'myu, 1936, serial No. 91,189 1 Claim. (01. 173-273) The invention aims primarily to provide a new and improved, exceptionally simple and inex-' pensive, efiicient and easily applied device for tightly connecting conductors with each other or with bus bars or the like, without the use of solder, the device therefore finding a wide range of uses in various'electrical installations,

for instance, in connection with the wiring of oil switches, jack-knife switches, transformers,

etc, requiring splicing and tapping of conducors.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described. and claimed, description being accom- 'l5 plished by reference to the accompanying drawt Figs. 1 and 2 are side elevations partly iri secion. Fig. 3 is a disassembled perspective .view.

A preferred construction has been shown and will be specifically with the'under-- standing however, that variationsmay'be made within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

cross-section, it will be obvious that it could well be constructed for holding other cross-sectional shapes. A a

I provide a cylindrical externally threaded body l0 having a central longitudinal bore ll through which to pass the stripped end l2 of an.

insulated wire, or other desired member. One substantially semi-cylindrical'jaw I3 is formed integrally withthe front end of the body III at one side of the bore I l,xsaid jaw projecting forwardly from said body. ,'The inner sideof this jaw is providedwith a longitudinal groove I in alinement with and communicating with the front end of the bore to engage the projecting front end of the. wire or the like l2 passing through said bore. In front of the groove I4, I have shown another groove l5 transverse to said groove I4 to engage a. stripped portion, 16 of another wire or the like at an angle to the wire or the like I2, and in various installations the groove l5 will engage one sideof a buss bar insteadofawire.

. A second substantially semi-cylindrical jaw I3 is provided-in front of the body l0 and separate from said. body, said jaw I 3' .being formed with a longitudinal groove M opposed to the groove I4 and with a transverse groove i5. op posed to thegroove I5 so that 'the'two jaws cooperate to "clamp the wires orjthe like if and I6.

Moreover, while the device as herein disclosed. 'is intended to grip wires or the like of round Both jaws l3 and I3 are tapered toward the body i0, and an internally tapered sleeve il slidably surrounds the aforesaid body and at least the portions of said jaws contiguous to said body. whereby when said sleeve is forwardly 5 slid, it relatively move the jaws into tight clamping relation with the wires or the like to y the sleeve H which is free of connection with all other parts of the device, is forwardly slid by hand to initially (hold the jaws in proper engage- 20 ment with said preventing accidental disengagement while the nut I8 is being threaded into place.

It will be seen from the foregoing that a novel and advantageous device has been provided for 25 carrying outthe objects ef the invention, and while the .details disclosed are preferred, the

'present disclosure is to be considered as illustrative ratherthan limiting, in a number of respects. For instance. the device may be com-1 structed in diiferent sizes and proportions and the gripping faces of the jaws may be designed in any adequate way to effectively grip wires or other 'members, and obviously, any appropriate material may be used in .the manufacture 35 of the device.

Such terms as front and "rear" herein used are to be considered as relative rather than limiting, for the device may be applied and used in any desired position. a 40 I claim:-- j

A connectercomprising a one-piece cylindrical body provided with an external screw thread, said body haying a longitudinal bore open at both ends to permit passage of a wire through 45 said bore'and beyond the front end of the body,

one fixed jaw and'one movable jaw disposed in front of said body at opposite sides of said bore, said jaws being constructed to clampboth the aforesaid wire and another wire at an angle 0 thereto, said fixed 'iaw being integral with said body, said movable jaw being entirely free or connection with said body for lateral application against the wires, a sleeve surrounding said body,

said sleeve and said movable jaw having coacting 55 l v formations for forcing said movable jaw to wireclamping position when said sleeve is forced forwardly around both jaws, and a nut behind said sleeve engagingthe screw thread of said 5 body for forwardly forcing said sleeve to wireclamping position, said sleeve being entirely free of connection with said screw thread and said. nut and being freely slidable on said body; whereby after initial lateral application of said movable jaw against the wires, said sleeve may be forwardly slid by hand to initially hold said movable jaw in place and said nut may then be threaded forwardly into contact with said sleeve and tightened to force said sleeve to final position.

SETH NEWMAN JORDAN. 

